Catching up...

Well I've been really bad about keeping up with my blog lately...I guess I just feel a little unmotivated. And we have been busy with life too!

I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but Jeff got me a Mac computer for Mothers day...not exactly what I was hoping for but I am enjoying it. Although I still find it frustrating because I don't know how everything works yet. I do love that it uploads pictures much more quickly than my other laptop.

I had a great Mothers Day!! We went to church in the morning and then had a relaxing afternoon before we headed to my parents house for a family dinner with Jeff's parents and his grandpa. It was a beautiful warm day and we sat in the backyard and even went on a little walk.



Here are a few pictures of me and my angels on Mothers Day...


The weather has been so up and down around here lately, so when we had a nice warm day last week I took Gabby and Marty for a walk to the park. I had both kids in the double jogging stroller and they are definitely getting heavy in there:) I think I got my workout for the day! We had packed a little picnic lunch to take to the park and for most of the time we were the only ones at the park. It was just nice to get out and enjoy the nice weather while we had it! The kids loved playing and having a picnic and they were both tired and had a great nap when we got home.



Jeff has been hard at work in our backyard this week. He was putting in new drain ditches for better drainage. He is currently working on the 3rd drain and then he will be done. He has been working on it every afternoon/evening after he gets home from work. Last night his friend came over to help him and they worked until 9:30pm. Next, on the house projects is re-surfacing the driveway and then start working on the front sidewalk/deck and front yard landscaping!! It going to be a BIG job, but we are excited about it.

I planted raspberries for the first time this year in our backyard. We all love raspberries and we had lots in the garden when we moved into this house, but we ripped them out when we put the hot tub in. We have an unused "garden" area in the backyard and thought it would be the perfect area for raspberries. I planted them several weeks ago and they are looking great. I'm not expecting to get any fruit this year, but hopefully next year! I also planted 2 large boxwoods in planters on our deck. We decided we need some more "green" on our deck and we think they look awesome. They just add so much to the look of the deck. I can't wait to hang out there now...just waiting for some warmer weather!!



It's been so long since I last blogged that I don't think I've even mentioned that I've gone back to work one day a week. I only work for 5 hours, but I really love it. Jeff's mom graciously takes our kids every Tuesday and usually I just run around and do errands on those days, but now I'm working instead. I do miss my "day off", but working feels like a nice break too. I really love the girls I work with and I enjoy my job too. It's super flexible, so I only work 9am-2pm...so that I can drop off and pick up Megan from school. When all the kids are in school I would like to work 2 or 3 days a week, so this way I keep my foot in the door!

Jeff has been itching to get out on his road bike more. He has been sick with a cold and nasty cough for about 4 weeks now and is finally feeling a little better. He went for a few bike rides last weekend and he's hoping to go again this weekend. He really loves it! He took some pictures of his bike last weekend because he said it's not going to look new forever:) Marty loves bikes too...



This weekend we have a family fun night at Megan's school and the kids are SO excited about it! Megan is hoping to win a cake on the cake walk. I remember going to my family fun night at a kid and my favorite was always the cake walk! Then we have no plans for Saturday and Sunday, Megan has another birthday party to go to and then we are going to Jeff's grandpa's for dinner...should be lots of fun!!